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[ adjective ] inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
Examples "a rickety table" "a wobbly chair with shaky legs" "the ladder felt a little wobbly" "the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky" Used in print (Samuel Elkin, "The Ball Player," Nugget, 6: 5...)He was a_little pale and shaky . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
Examples "a quaking bog" "the quaking child" "quivering leaves of a poplar tree" "with shaking knees" "seemed shaky on her feet" "trembling hands" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] not secure; beset with difficulties
Synonyms Examples "a shaky marriage" Related terms |
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